01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC042193
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- G67 1QR
OSCR note: Previous legal name Take Heart for the Nations from 28 March 2011 to 12 February 2025. This SCIO was incorporated on 22 July 2014 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Take Heart for the Nations Company number:SC395640).
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
our charity's aim is to provide poverty relief and to help people achieve their full potential in life.. We achieve this by operating a foodbank in partnership with Trussell, by providing support programmes for those facing life controlling issues and by supporting families and young people. We operate o food bank twice weekly and issue over two thousand emergency food parcels per year. We operate several weekly support sessions for those in addiction and run a Steps to Freedom course which provides moral and practical support with the aim of releasing them from the scourge of alcohol or drugs mis-use and where possible, liaising with rehab centres throughout the UK. We help to develop healthy relationships within families and young people by providing a safe environment and activities.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the saving of lives
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
As an outworking of our Christian faith and underpinned by our Christian principles and values, the Freedom City Foundation exists to establish and run practical, community-based projects designed to assist and equip individuals and communities to overcome the challenges they face. We focus particularly, but not exclusively, on the relief of poverty, recovery from addiction and life controlling issues and family support. The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 4.1 The prevention or relief of poverty through engaging in local community projects for the poor, underprivileged and people otherwise in need also through projects in targeted communities and through overseas projects in developing nations. 4.2 The advancement of education by providing training and by supporting or assisting in the training of people to achieve positive outcomes. We also train, equip and commission volunteers to support service users effectively. 4.3 The saving of lives, through accessible community outreach to those in need and supporting them in accessing our charitable initiatives. 4.4 The advancement of health through encouraging, promoting and supporting the spiritual, physical, emotional, mental and material wellbeing through our charitable initiatives. 4.5 The advancement of citizenship or community development through long-term regeneration, rebuilding and restoration projects in individual lives and targeted communities. 4.6 The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended, in particular for children, young people, families, the elderly and those in recovery from addiction. 4.7 The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £98,760 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £146,058 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 23 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £132,708 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £114,019 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 3 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £94,651 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £106,954 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 24 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £109,099 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £35,444 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 12 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £14,248 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £19,169 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 26 July 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Freedom City Foundation, 6 St Mungo's Road, Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.freedomcityfoundation.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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